waray waray lesson two

Waray Waray Phrasebook
dutchpickle – Lesson 2

Spelunking in the Calbiga cave.
In the Waray Waray language

I enlisted the help of a student to help out on this translation. Yes, there will be mistakes but that’s life.

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I went for 3 days in the Calbiga Cave.
Kumadto ha lungib han Calbigahan tulo kaadlaw.
cave – lungib
kaadlaw – days
tulo kaadlaw – three days

We slept in the cave for 2 nights
Kumaturogkami didto ha lungib han duha ka gab-i.
kumaturog – sleeping
kami – we
didto – there
duha – two
gab-i – night

Nakakita kami han duha na halas.
nakakita – saw
kami – we
halas – snake

There was two black snakes and one red snake.
Mayda duha na itom na halas tapos usa pula na halas.
mayda – have
itom – black
tapos – and
pula – red
halas – snake

At night many bats fly out of the cave.
Han gab-i damo anmga kulalaknit na nanlulupad ha gawas.
han gab-i – at night
damo – many
kulalaknit – bat
nanlulupad – fly
gawas – outside

We see the rare blind fish (just now).
Kumita kami han talagsa la na buta na isda.

We saw the rare blind fish. (yesterday – kakulop)
Nakakita kami han talagsa la na buta na isda.

talagsa – rare
buta – blind
isda – fish

We see the blind crab.
Kumita (present tense) kami han buta na masag.
masag – crab
nakakita – saw past tense

Waray Waray lesson 2